<p>But your financial documents were RECEIVED right?</p>
<p>Were any of you contacted by a financial aid advisor from Columbia?</p>
<p>^Yes, but only because one of my documents was missing (had some issues…)</p>
<p>Was that recently?</p>
<p>My FAFSA was “received” for “packaging” on march 19th…is there any difference between packaging and disbursement??? Everything for me is listed as packaging except for the student W2 forms 
I hate this. I dont want to get worked up over it, but it’s still making me nervous</p>
<p>Er… my FAFSA and CSS are listed as “received” for “packaging” as of 2/17/10. I’m fairly sure that they didn’t have decisions by then. Unless of course “received” for “disbursement” means something different, in which case… Well, we’ll see in a few days anyway. Besides, my parents had some issues so the W-2’s and tax returns couldn’t be sent anyway, so even if I was accepted, it’s possible that they wouldn’t have downloaded my other forms anyway? Whatever. I guess the obsessive speculation is pointless.</p>
<p>Can someone who got a likely confirm this for us??? Please!</p>
<p>Sorry, mine was listed for packaging too, not disbursement
@BeautifulNerd: I was contacted in mid-march by financial aid</p>
<p>Me too. I took it as a good sign. But I don’t know.</p>
<p>Regarding financial aid forms, I recently sent an e-mail to ask about forms that still appeared to be missing on the website. I was simply told that they had been received, despite the fact that the website appears to say differently… So if your financial aid info still appears to have things missing, it should not be an issue that causes you to freak out, but simply one that requires a “follow up”.</p>
<p>It seems a bit of a waste how colleges spend so much time and effort calculating financial aid for all applicants–accepteed and rejected. Stuff like this makes me wonder whether they really do that or just say they do…</p>
<p>^^^ Agreed. It’s just another way to play with our emotions.</p>
<p>:S
Mine says my CSS was recieved
but the parent tax returns were not received but I submitted them by fax and email on March 1st.</p>
<p>I have read many cases that people got contacted by FA office late in the game, December for ED and March for RD, got accepted at the end. A few examples in the UChicago tread. There are people applied to MIT said they were rejected though. Guess what, the director of FA in Columbia came from MIT. This is his first year here. My guess is he is the one who wrote the e-mail, he liked to blog. You can interpret it any way you like. Thursday is here soon.</p>
<p>I got my email from a female.</p>
<p>Question to ALL…when you guys log in, does a financial tab appear? when you click on it, does it start mention this…</p>
<p>Columbia University’s educational financing options consist of federal, state, institutional and private sources of funds that will help meet the diverse needs of the student population. Columbia recognizes the importance of choices in educational financing and hopes that the options provided will be useful in planning and managing educational expenses.</p>
<p>Before you explore these options, we ask that you read the disclosure below regarding the suggested lenders featured on this website.</p>
<p>Please note: If you receive financial aid, you are required to notify your school’s Financial Aid Office upon receiving any funds that you did not report on the original financial aid application, such as University tuition exemption, scholarships, tuition reimbursement from your employer, or sponsorship…</p>
<p>Are you returning to this site?: Welcome back! To log in, simply put in your Student ID and the PIN you created for this site.</p>
<p>Are you new to this site?: To access this online system, you must first activate your account. To activate your account, please click on the First Time User link in the login box. You will need to enter your Student ID (starts with C followed by numbers) and your date of birth. If you haven’t been assigned a Student ID yet, please contact admissions. After confirming your information, you will be asked to create a PIN and create security questions should you ever forget your PIN.</p>
<p>Did you forget your PIN?: If you are returning to the site but have forgotten the PIN you created when activating your account, please click on the Forgot your PIN? link in the login box…</p>
<p>after the message a number of tabs appear, but cannot be activated yet.</p>
<p>My financial aid stuff (W2 forms, tax returns) were received for packaging on March 23rd…good sign or bad sign?</p>
<p>I also have Pell Disbursement Record from COD Fund Not Received 2/3/2010</p>
<p>Also mine reads:</p>
<p>"Welcome ****</p>
<p>Columbia University’s educational financing options consist of federal, state, institutional and private sources of funds that will help meet the diverse needs of the student population. Columbia recognizes the importance of choices in educational financing and hopes that the options provided will be useful in planning and managing educational expenses.</p>
<p>Before you and your family begin to explore these options, we ask that you read the disclosure below regarding the suggested lenders featured on this website.</p>
<p>Please note: If you receive financial aid, you are required to notify your school’s Financial Aid Office upon receiving any funds that you did not report on the original financial aid application, such as University tuition exemption, scolarships, tuition reimbursement from your employer, or sponsorship.</p>
<p>Disclosure on Lender Information:</p>
<p>Columbia makes no representations, warranties or guarantees that the financing options presented here are the most attractive terms available to any particular student. In addition, please note that Columbia University is not a lender and is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, financial planning, or other professional services. Any agreements entered into with the providers whose products are included in this site will exist solely between the provider and the student, and Columbia assumes no obligation or liability in connection with any such agreements. We recommend that you consult with your own expert advisors before making educational financing decisions. In addition, please read the lender disclosure for AY 2009-2010 in relation to the lenders presented in this site. Students and parents have the right and ability to select the education loan provider of their choice, are not required to use any of the University’s suggested lenders and will suffer no penalty for choosing a lender that is not included as a suggested lender. Your school’s financial aid office must process an awarded federal loan through any eligible lender that the student selects."</p>
<p>What is this Pell Disbursement Record from COD?</p>
<p>My financial aid documents went for packaging to disbursement back to packaging.
OMG only 3 days left!</p>
<p>Why 3? There are 4 days left…</p>